Loma Bosa

Loma Bosa is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Omo Zone, Loma Bosa is bordered on the south by Gofa Zuria, on the southwest by Melokoza, on the west by Isara Tocha, on the northwest by Mareka Gena, on the north by the Kembata Alaba and Tembaro Zone, on the northeast by Boloso Sore, on the east by Kindo Koysha, and on the southeast by Offa; the Omo River defines Loma Bose's boundary on the northeast, east and south.

The major town in Loma Bosa is Loma Bale. This woreda covers part of the homeland of the Dawro people.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 131,160, of whom 67,184 were males and 63,976 were females; 1,364 or 1.04% of its population are urban dwellers, which is les than the Zone average of 8.5%. With an estimated area of 1,980.63 square kilometers, Loma Bosa has an estimated population density of 66.2 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 156.5. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Tables B.3 and B.4]

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